Boston University's Jordan Greenway (18) can not get the shot off against Michigan's Hayden Lavigne (30) during the first period of the NCAA northeast regional championship hockey game in Worcester, Mass., Sunday, March 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2017, file photo, United States Olympic Winter Games ice hockey player Jordan Greenway poses for a portrait at the 2017 Team USA Media Summit in Park City, Utah. The Minnesota Wild have signed left wing Jordan Greenway to a three-year, entry-level contract, adding one of the organization’s top prospects for the stretch run of the playoff race. The Wild announced the addition Monday, March 26, 2018, the day after Greenway and Boston University lost in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Jordan Greenway (18), of the United States, celebrates with teammate Bobby Sanguinetti (22) after scoring a goal during the second period of the preliminary round of the men's hockey game against Slovenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. The Minnesota Wild have signed left wing Jordan Greenway to a three-year, entry-level contract, adding one of the organization’s top prospects for the stretch run of the playoff race. The Wild announced the addition Monday, March 26, 2018, the day after Greenway and Boston University lost in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Wild sign Olympian Jordan Greenway for stretch run

Wild sign Olympian Jordan Greenway for stretch run

Wild sign Olympian Jordan Greenway for stretch run

Mar. 27, 2018

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild added one of their top prospects for the stretch run of the race for the playoffs, signing left wing Jordan Greenway to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday.

The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Greenway was expected to join the team in time to play at Nashville on Tuesday, with seven games to go in the regular season. The Wild are in third place in the Central Division, just ahead of a crowded race for the two Western Conference wild cards.

Greenway had 92 points in 112 games for Boston University. The Terriers lost to Michigan in the Northeast Region final of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

The 21-year-old Greenway had 13 goals, 22 assists and 52 penalty minutes in 36 games in his junior season. He took a hiatus to play for the U.S. team at the Olympics in South Korea, scoring one goal in five games while playing often on a checking line.

"It's rare to find a player with that combination of size, speed and skill, and he's a guy we think is ready to play in the NHL," Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher told reporters. "It's a tough league. I'm sure there are going to be adjustments, and he's going to have to learn the league and figure out how his game translates at this level, but having said that the skill set is pretty impressive."

Greenway, who was drafted in the second round in 2015, can give the club a big-bodied, aggressive presence at the net that it could use more of.

"He's certainly a physical strong man on the ice, but just a very good kind person off the ice," Fletcher said. "He gets along with people and loves life. He's worked hard for this. I'm very happy for him."

The Wild also reassigned right wing Zack Mitchell to the minors on Monday.